Police: Fake Con Edison reps threaten business owners in Bitcoin scam
Jessica Guzman, of Silhouette Beauty Lounge in Parkchester, says she received a call on Tuesday from someone posing as a Con Ed representative who threatened to cut the power in her business if she didn’t send $3,000.
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Feb 21, 2021, 1:11 AM
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3ds agoPolice say there are reports across the Bronx of scammers
pretending to be Con Edison who are calling business owners and forcing them to
make deposits at a Bitcoin machine.
Jessica Guzman, of Silhouette Beauty Lounge in Parkchester,
says she received a call on Tuesday from someone posing as a Con Ed
representative who threatened to cut the power in her business if she didn’t
send $3,000.
Guzman says she wants others to be aware of the scam so no
other business owners fall for it.
Police say there have been no arrests yet, but the
investigation is ongoing.
Anyone that believes they have encountered an imposter
caller can report it to the Federal Trade Commission by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP.
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